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ENDOCENTRIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does endocentric mean? 

ENDOCENTRIC (adjective)
  The adjective ENDOCENTRIC has 1 sense:

1. fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituentsplay

  Familiarity information: ENDOCENTRIC used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ENDOCENTRIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents

Context example:

when 'three blind mice' serves as a noun it is an endocentric construction

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Antonym:

exocentric (not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents)


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